Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-cudf on Kali Linux.
What is apt-cudf
apt-cudf is:
apt-cudf provides integration among the APT package manager and CUDF solvers,
allowing APT to rely on external (CUDF-based) dependency solvers to plan
package installation, upgrade, and removal.
CUDF is a distribution-independent, standard format to describe dependency
solving scenarios, as faced by package managers in popular package-based
GNU/Linux distributions. APT is a well-known package manager for Debian-based
distributions, which is able to delegate dependency solving to external
solvers, by the means of the External Dependency Solving Protocol (EDSP).
apt-cudf provides the glue between the EDSP protocol and CUDF solvers,
enabling any installed CUDF solver to be used as an external solver for APT.
Several CUDF solvers are available in Debian. They all provide the cudf-solver
virtual package.
There are three methods to install apt-cudf on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install apt-cudf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install apt-cudf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install apt-cudf
Install apt-cudf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-cudf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install apt-cudfInstall apt-cudf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install apt-cudf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install apt-cudf
How To Uninstall apt-cudf on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the apt-cudf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove apt-cudf
Uninstall apt-cudf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall apt-cudf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove apt-cudf
Remove apt-cudf Configurations and Data
To remove apt-cudf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge apt-cudf
Remove apt-cudf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove apt-cudf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apt-cudf
Dependencies
apt-cudf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install apt-cudf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
